kids not having their mom? i did, i did. but it did not stop you? no. why was this more important than those kids having their mom? because i saw someone that i loved being hurt. and it would not come to an end, she was never going to stop. did you both imagine life without susan? of course. and what was that life without her around? peaceful. despite her fantasy of a peaceful life with susan out of the picture, ira and kelly claimed they had second thoughts. but there was a problem. did you say to marckensy, we don t want to do this? yes, i told him. and what did he say? he said there is no backing out. in an impromptu meeting, where there were no police recordings, kelly claims that marckensy told her a terrifying story about another client of his who wanted out. he explained to me that he has to pick up a girl and bring
quickly pay to get it done. kelly handed marckensy a brown bag filled with cash, 2500, half of the 5000 dollar fee. he wants to make sure they are out of commission for a long time. any possibility it could be done this week, or no? detective louzan reached out to the insurance investigators, and quickly discovered why they were the selected targets. i called them and said listen, i want to speak to you in person, not on the phone. they said we are coming to rockland anyway, because we have to do an investigation anyways into ira bernstein. loose ends, as they were investigating ira for insurance fraud, suspecting he had been illegally padding his insurance claims. how did these insurance investigators feel when you told him that there is this plot out to have you beaten up? they could not believe it. they were shocked, and then very concerned. the detective asked the investigators for their help. this is where this whole story goes a little bit hollywood? yes, lite
out, we need to study, to commit. no matter what happens, make sure the pictures stay with you. everyone was in place. waiting. kelly was late. and then, finally, she showed up. i am so sorry. you don t understand, i ve been all over this world today. with his heart pounding, marckensy showed her the photos. those are the two guys. so he wants to make sure they re not gonna come to work with a broken leg next week. no. they are done. what did they do to them? the last that you know, the better. she seemed satisfied. just as the detectives predicted, kelly asked to take the photos to show ira. i thought you re gonna bring these pictures as well. come on, that s better for you. not to have, them better for
most of her assets. fearing susan would make good on her threats, she signed it. only a moron would have signed this agreement, if they were not under severe coercion or distress. so you are the moron? i am the moron. remember, this is ira s version of what happened. susan and her lawyer never responded to our repeated request to hear her sign. ira says it was during this volatile time, that kelly came up with the idea of hiring a hitmen. so kelly came up with this on her own? yes. i had a conversation with her about it, it was more fantasy, there was nothing legitimate to it. what is hard is that a respected doctor is capable of even going down this road. i don t understand it either. that was not me, that was a different person. you both actually crossed over from just thinking about it, to doing something about it? unfortunately, we did. and i was the one who put it into motion. did you worry about those
i mean, can i have a bite? only from xfinity. nah. unbeatable internet. welcome back to dateline. made to do anything so you can do anything. ira bernstein and his girlfriend kelly gribeluk, were caught on tape putting the contract killing of ira s wife, susan. kelly had agreed to a plea deal requiring her to testify against ira. but now prosecutors started to wonder where the bonds of love stronger than their agreement? here with the conclusion of the target is andrea canning. as the case headed towards trial, it looked like the estranged lovers would point fingers at each other. kelly was now cooperating with the prosecution. and ira s defense? to throw his girlfriend under the bus. he claimed he never gave the go ahead to have his wife murdered,